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> Apple would never in a million years make a user-hostile decision like this simply to collect royalties Why doesn't they Macbook ship with the dongle to conn

> Apple would never in a million years make a user-hostile decision like this simply to collect royalties Why doesn't they Macbook ship with the dongle to connect it to HDMI screens and regular USB then? Why does that dongle cost almost $100? Tim Cook's Apple is VERY MUCH in the business of lopping things off to just sell you an addon later.

eridius 10y ago
No, the MacBook did not switch to a single USB-C port simply to sell dongles. That really makes no sense at all. Dongles are not a major revenue source for Apple. And Apple's never shipped HDMI adaptors with their products, or DVI adaptors, or anything like that. Most people don't need them. And the new USB-C Macbook isn't the first computer that would need an HDMI dongle; I think the Mac Mini is the only computer Apple has shipped with an HDMI port in a long time. It seems kind of absurd here that you're claiming the move to USB-C is somehow Tim Cook being greedy, even though one of the most common complaints about Apple is how they're using Lightning instead of USB-C. Either USB-C is a good idea or it's a bad one, you can't have it both ways. And if they didn't remove ports from the MacBook, it would still have Mini DisplayPort rather than HDMI. Also, FWIW, I just checked Monoprice and the HDMI dongle costs $35. And Apple's own dongle (which is $79) includes more than just HDMI (it has a USB port as well, and a USB-C charging port).
- intoverflow2 10y ago
  > I think the Mac Mini is the only computer Apple has shipped with an HDMI port in a long time. The Macbook Pro ships with one…
  - eridius 10y ago
    Oh shit, you're right. I never look at that side of my MBP, I totally thought they'd moved to Thunderbolt-only. I'm actually really surprised it still has HDMI. Still, I think the last non-USB-C Macbook didn't have HDMI either.

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> Apple would never in a million years make a user-hostile decision like this simply to collect royalties Why doesn't they Macbook ship with the dongle to conn

by intoverflow2 10y ago

eridius 10y ago
No, the MacBook did not switch to a single USB-C port simply to sell dongles. That really makes no sense at all. Dongles are not a major revenue source for Apple. And Apple's never shipped HDMI adaptors with their products, or DVI adaptors, or anything like that. Most people don't need them. And the new USB-C Macbook isn't the first computer that would need an HDMI dongle; I think the Mac Mini is the only computer Apple has shipped with an HDMI port in a long time. It seems kind of absurd here that you're claiming the move to USB-C is somehow Tim Cook being greedy, even though one of the most common complaints about Apple is how they're using Lightning instead of USB-C. Either USB-C is a good idea or it's a bad one, you can't have it both ways. And if they didn't remove ports from the MacBook, it would still have Mini DisplayPort rather than HDMI. Also, FWIW, I just checked Monoprice and the HDMI dongle costs $35. And Apple's own dongle (which is $79) includes more than just HDMI (it has a USB port as well, and a USB-C charging port).
- intoverflow2 10y ago
  > I think the Mac Mini is the only computer Apple has shipped with an HDMI port in a long time. The Macbook Pro ships with one…
  - eridius 10y ago
    Oh shit, you're right. I never look at that side of my MBP, I totally thought they'd moved to Thunderbolt-only. I'm actually really surprised it still has HDMI. Still, I think the last non-USB-C Macbook didn't have HDMI either.